Another Story

Today’s selection comes from the Seattle, Washington, USA-based indie-folk band, The Head and the Heart.

I’m surprised I haven’t shared this one before; it’s a beautiful song. I don’t recall where I first heard “Another Story,” but I bought the track from the iTunes Store in November 2022, and it often plays on my Apple Music stream.

My take on the song is that life gets complex, and people often feel isolated. And as much as we want to move forward, sometimes there’s a warming fireplace type of comfort to be had in nostalgia and the reliability of memories, especially when a crucial part of our past has been lost.

“These are just flames
Burnin’ in your fireplace
I hear your voice and it seems
As if it was all a dream I wish it was all a dream

I see a world
A world turnin’ in on itself
Are we just like
Hungry wolves howling in the night?
I don’t want no music tonight

Can we go on like it once was?
Every time I hear another story
Of the poor boy lost his head
Everybody feels a little crazy
But go on livin’ with it
Yeah, they go on livin’ with it

These are just flames
Burnin’ in your fireplace
I hear your voice and it seems
As if it was all a dream
I wish it was all a dream

Can we go on like it once was?
Can we go on like it once was?

Every time I hear another story
Of the poor boy lost his head
Everybody feels a little crazy
But we go on livin’ with it
Yeah, they go on livin’ with it

Whoo, whoo, yeah
Whoo, whoo

Tell you one thing
We ain’t gonna change much
The sun still rises
Even with the pain
Tell you one thing
We ain’t gonna change love
The sun still rises
Even through the rain

Can we go on like it once was?
Can we go on like it once was?

Everybody feels a little crazy
(Can we go on like it once was?)
Everybody feels a little crazy
(Can we go on like it once was?)
Can we go on like it once was?”

“Another Story,” by Chris Zasche, Josiah Johnson, Kenny Hensley,
Robert Williams, Charity Rose Thielen and Jonathan Russell.
Lyrics retrieved from Apple Music.

Today was the first time I saw the official video. It tells a sweet and poignant story of two close friends for whom being together is their oxygen. They savour their time together with loving care, riding their bikes, walking in the forest, and taking photos, all things that offer a reprieve from the harshness elsewhere in their lives.

“Another Story” comes from the band’s second studio album, Let’s Be Still (2013).

Now you know a little about why this is my Song of the Day for Today. Thanks for joining me here.

Please enjoy the official video from the Sub Pop Records YouTube channel:

With my best wishes,

Steve